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  • 2018 Audi S4

    The Audi A4 is an appealing compact luxury sedan with the cachet of the Audi name and the inherent goodness of German engineering. So, what's the S4? Well, it's just that much better. The 2018 Audi S4 is also better than the car it replaces. Under the hood sits a longitudinally mounted, twin-scroll turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 that produces 354 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. That's a gain of 21 hp and 44 lb-ft of torque over the outgoing supercharged 3.0-liter V-6, and the torque is available earlier, its peak coming on at 1,370 pm and holding steady until 4,500 rpm. Audi says all...

  • Engineering Explained walks us through the Motor Trend 0-60 run with the Tesla Model S
    No, the Tesla Model S P100D doesn't do 0-60 in 2.28 seconds

    It's all about math and physics, folks. At least that's the soup that fills the head of Engineering Explained host Jason Fenske, which is why he's so easily able to explain scientific concepts to the average YouTube viewer. Recently, he posted a video going over the numbers produced by Motor Trend...

  • 2017 BMW 740e xDrive
    2017 BMW 740e xDrive iPerformance first drive review

    The word hybrid is indelibly attached to the Toyota Prius, a vehicle renowned for its frugality. And when the suffix plug-in is added, perhaps the first car to come to mind is the Chevrolet Volt. Both cars are true green machines that save owners money over the course of ownership, as well as at...

  • 2016 Chevrolet SS
    Chevy SS order books set to close

    Get in your goodbyes. Find the strength for your final hugs. Squeeze that throttle pedal one more time. You have to let go...of the Chevrolet SS. The car has been on a timeline to finality for a while now, and that time seems to be upon us. According to GM Authority, the order books for the Chevy...

  • 2018 Hyundai Accent
    2018 Hyundai Accent debuts at 2017 Canadian auto show

    The 2017 Canadian auto show in Toronto is currently underway and one of the world premieres is the 2018 Hyundai Accent. Its debut follows last week’s unveiling of the 2018 Elantra GT at the 2017 Chicago auto show and signals the Korean automaker’s determination to revamp its compact...

  • 2018 Lexus LS 500h
    2018 Lexus LS 500h confirmed for 2017 Geneva auto show

    Lexus has released the first photo of the hybrid version of its newest LS sedan ahead of a debut at next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show. The fifth generation of the Lexus flagship made its debut in January at the 2017 Detroit auto show was only shown as an LS 500, which comes with a...

  • Engineering Explained talks about how the Tesla Model S can do the 0-60 run in 2.28 seconds

    The 0-60 mph times for the Tesla Model S keep getting lower and lower. The new P100D package really helps put all of the horsepower to the ground efficiently, and makes the electric sedan rocket away from a standstill. Recently, we saw a drag racer in a stock P100D record a time of 2.38 seconds. Soon thereafter, Motor Trend pushed the car even harder and recorded an astounding 2.28-second 0-60 mph blast. How is this heavy machine able to achieve such numbers? According to Engineering Explained, it's all about horsepower and grip. We're going to warn you now: There's a whole lot of number...

  • 2018 Subaru Legacy, 2017 Chicago auto show
    2018 Subaru Legacy breaks cover at 2017 Chicago auto show

    Subaru has taken the wraps off the updated 2018 Legacy at the 2017 Chicago auto show. Completely redesigned for the 2015 model year, this is a mid-cycle refresh instead of a full-on generational change-over. Highlights of the update include new styling front and rear, improved interior materials...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q50 3.0t Signature Edition
    Infiniti Q50 and QX80 get Signature special editions

    Infiniti will unveil new Q50 3.0t and QX80 5.6 Signature Edition models on Thursday at the 2017 Chicago auto show. The cars essentially come loaded with some of the more popular options buyers have been choosing. The Q50 3.0t Signature Edition is powered by Infiniti’s new twin-turbocharged...

  • Lucid Air spotted driving through San Francisco
    Spotted: Lucid Air whirring through San Francisco streets

    What would you do with a 1,000-horsepower pre-production electric sedan if you were given the keys? Well the folks at Lucid Motors took their Air for a spin... at slow San Francisco traffic speeds and another motorist managed to capture it on video. It seems Lucid had the Air out in public to grab...

  • BMW 5-Series design video
    Video outlines differences between new BMW 5-Series and its predecessor

    BMW has just introduced a complete redesign for its 5-Series, though to the casual observer the differences between the new car and its predecessor will be hard to spot. It appears the issue has not gone completely unnoticed at BMW as the automaker has released a video outlining the stylistic...

  • 2019 Kia K900 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Kia K900 spy shots

    Kia’s K900 flagship sedan only went on sale in the United States in 2014 but in other markets, where it’s known as a K9, sales started as far back as 2012. That’s why it’s not surprising that a prototype for a redesigned model has just been spotted. The car is expected to go...

  • Final seventh-generation Rolls-Royce Phantom

    A new, eighth-generation Rolls-Royce Phantom is due in 2018 but production of the current model has already wound up. Rolls-Royce on Tuesday revealed the final seventh-generation Phantom to roll off the line at its plant in Goodwood, England. Its build was commissioned by a Rolls-Royce collector. The car features the Phantom’s long-wheelbase option and inside is a stylized 1930s ocean liner depicted in marquetry, the image highlighting the owner’s fascination with the design and iconography of this era. The maritime theme is continued with the Blue Velvet exterior paint, an ocean...

  • 2017 Kia Optima
    Kia's Georgia plant is making a Super Bowl-sized run of Optimas

    The Atlanta Falcons may have new allies in helping stop the New England Patriot's edge-rushing talent for the Super Bowl this weekend. A new offensive line with a combined weight of 18,000 pounds could do it. This week, Kia's manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, announced it will build...

  • 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid
    Report: Porsche planning more potent, V-8-equipped Panamera hybrid

    Porsche’s Panamera already comes as a hybrid but there are reports claiming a second, more potent gasoline-electric option will be offered, this one throwing a V-8 into the mix. Last summer Motor Trend came out with a report that a 918 Spyder-inspired Panamera with 700 horsepower was on the...

  • 2017 Tesla Model S
    Tesla announces Model S 100D with 335-mile range

    Ever since last August’s introduction of a 100-kilowatt-hour battery in its Model S P100D, it was known that Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] would eventually offer a 100D minus the larger and more powerful rear motor of the P100D to boost range even further. Tesla has now finally added the 100D to its...

  • 2018 BMW 530e iPerformance
    2018 BMW 5-Series preview

    BMW’s redesigned 5-Series was a late arrival for the 2017 model year. That’s why the automaker has already announced the 2018 5-Series which sees the lineup expanded with plug-in and performance-oriented models. Look hard. You'll need to focus to spot the differences between the...

  • 2017 Holden Commodore Motorsport, Director and Magnum special editions
    Holden rolls out special editions to mark end of Aussie-built Commodore

    General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Australian division Holden will shutter its plant in October, ending four decades of Aussie-built, rear-wheel-drive Commodore tradition in the process—as well as resulting in the demise of the Chevrolet SS. A redesigned Commodore has been revealed, but...

  • 2018 BMW 4-Series, 4-Series Gran Coupe and 4-Series Convertible

    BMW’s 4-Series family has reached the midway point in its life cycle and has come in for a little nip and tuck to keep it looking fresh. The updates affect the entire range which consists of the 4-Series, 4-Series Convertible, 4-Series Gran Coupe and high-performance M4 and M4 Convertible. The changes, which will be introduced for the 2018 model year, are mostly cosmetic and follow similar updates recently introduced for the 3-Series family. Among the visual tweaks are new LED headlights and foglights and revised bumpers. There are also the new exterior colors Snapper Rocks Blue and...

  • 2017 BMW 5-Series
    2017 BMW 5-Series first drive review: playing the middle

    BMW’s middle child has always had identity issues. Iterations of the 5er have had their moments, but it’s always worn hand-me-downs from the 7-Series and, quite frankly, we would’ve rather played with the 3-Series on a Saturday afternoon. You can imagine how hard this 2017 BMW...

  • 2018 Lexus LS, 2017 Detroit auto show
    2018 Lexus LS video preview

    Mercedes-Benz went running home to Germany with night terrors 28 years ago after Lexus introduced the new LS at the Detroit auto show. Then the Japanese automaker let its flagship whither on the vine since 2006. Now, it’s getting serious again with a new LS on a that moves the...

  • 2016 Chevrolet SS
    Chevrolet SS successor 'unlikely'

    Chevrolet’s SS muscle sedan was only introduced for 2014 but supplies of the car will run out in late 2017. That’s because the only place in the world where the SS is produced, Holden’s plant in Australia, is winding up production for good and retiring the rear-wheel-drive Zeta...

  • 2018 Subaru WRX STI, 2017 Detroit auto show
    2018 Subaru WRX and WRX STI debut at 2017 Detroit auto show

    Subaru has just redesigned its Impreza around the new Subaru Global modular platform, but the car’s high-performance WRX and WRX STI models are still a couple of years off. In the interim, the current WRX and WRX STI have been given some updates. Unveiled on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto...

  • 2018 Toyota Camry
    2018 Toyota Camry arrives with new platform, powertrains and sporty looks

    With rivals taking on impressive redesigns in recent years, Toyota was never going to sit back and let its main bread-winner, the Camry, get old. The current car was introduced for 2012, and Toyota gave it a major refresh for 2015 after some negative reviews. On Monday, at the 2017 Detroit auto...

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